Brian “Smitty” Smith

Transformers: “Transform and Roll Out!”

Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint by Brian "Smitty" Smith

February 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I read Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint via an online reader copy. And to be honest, I am glad I did. I am a fan of the old Transformer cartoon of the 1980s. I never got into the other shows or movies, but an occasional story/graphic novel is not off the table. But I know that my nephew is a fan and I am always looking for something that is not only appealing to him, but not too kid-like or too mature. Brian “Smitty” […]

Something is a buzz with Pea and Bee

Pea, Bee, & Jay V04 Farm Feud by Brian “Smitty” Smith

January 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Farm Feud is the fourth book in the Pea, Bee, & Jay series, Pea, Bee, & Jay by Brian “Smitty” Smith created a series about a pea, named Pea, a bee who is a Queen Bee, named Bee and, a blue jay named Jay. They are all young kids mentally; Pea lives in his pod with his mother and grandfather. Jay is by themselves, and Bee runs her hive. They live on the Farm with other fruits, vegetables, farm and local critters, and have adventures. […]

What’s the Buzz Pea (Bee and Jay)?

Pea, Bee Jay #1: Stuck Together by Brian "Smitty" Smith

July 29, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Pea, Bee Jay #1: Stuck Together is the story of three unlikely friends who get into all sorts of trouble. But that is nothing when you are as smart, clever and cool as they are! When Pea decides to take on a dare from the other vegetables and roll pass the fence all the way to the tree, they are caught up in a terrible storm; blown off course. Where they eventually meet a Bee with a secret (for some reason a couple of other […]

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